Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Our days are getting more sunshine. Is your utility doing the same? ☀️ SunRisers are the utilities in our region exhibiting the highest solar ambition (calculated by looking at the forecasted increase in watts per customer solar ratio between 2023 and 2027). SunBlockers are the ones exhibiting the lowest. How does your utility stack up?

Lots of big #EV and #battery manufacturing news this week in the Southeast and beyond. Ford Motor Company and its South Korean battery manufacturing partner SK On finalized a $9.63 billion loan with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the largest ever from the government's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing loan program. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/edQnPqPg This is in addition to a $6.6 billion loan to Rivian to aid the construction of its plant in Georgia to begin building smaller, less expensive EVs in 2028. announced last month. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eBbbsw3z The DOE then announced $1.7 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act to support the conversion of 11 shuttered or at-risk auto manufacturing and assembly facilities across eight states—Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, and Virginia—to manufacture #electricvehicles and their supply chains. To support that effort, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation will receive more than $5.5 million to work with industry representatives and other stakeholders to determine how eligible manufacturers will be selected to receive funding. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eTEpccNk #evs #madeinamerica #manufacturing #workforcedevelopment #economicdevelopment #cleanenergyjobs #cleanenergygeneration

Real stories from real people around the Southeast 🗣️ The largest climate and clean energy law in U.S. history, the Inflation Reduction Act, is reducing harmful pollution, ushering in thousands of good-paying clean energy jobs, and bringing in billions of dollars in clean energy investments to the Southeast. About 1 in 50 Southeast households used clean energy or energy efficiency tax credits (courtesy of the Inflation Reduction Act) in tax year 2023 to make upgrades to their homes. If you've made any clean energy or energy efficiency upgrades to your home or vehicle, let us know in the comments 👇 #ClimateWinsHere

When it comes to EVs, how does Georgia stack up against its Southeastern peers? ⚡ For more on the Peach State’s performance, check out our and Atlas Public Policy's latest "Transportation Electrification in the Southeast" report: bit.ly/SACEETReport24LP

Another FABULOUS story by #lisasorg in her Gaslighting series about the dangerous gas buildout in North Carolina.

Give your home the gift of energy efficiency! 🎁 We've compiled the ultimate Clean Energy Holiday Catalog, complete with 8 impactful upgrades for a safer, more efficient home: ➡️ Air source heat pump ➡️ Heat pump water heater ➡️ Solar panels ➡️ Battery storage ➡️ EV home charger ➡️ Duct sealing ➡️ Insulation ➡️ Home energy assessment

⚡ONE MONTH LEFT ⚡The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened applications for its Clean School Bus Program Rebates. $965 million in upfront rebates are available to help school districts purchase new electric school buses. Learn more and apply by Jan 9, 2025: ow.ly/FMmj50UmyOG #CleanRide4Kids

The data does not lie: #EVs and #hybrids continue to drive US automotive sector growth. In Q3, pure battery #EVs climbed towards 9% of new car sales, and plug-ins and hybrids brought the total battery drivetrain market share to over 21%. Meanwhile, pure internal combustion car sales continued their 5-year slide. As automakers increasingly bring desirable battery drivetrain models to showroom floors and falling battery costs push EVs closer to price parity with gas cars, perhaps as early as 2026, consumer interest in electric transportation is growing. Pure battery EV growth is most substantial in the luxury car market, which accounted for 71% of Q3 EV sales. Some folks see this luxury market data and discredit broader EV growth trends, seeing EVs as niche toys for the well-to-do. But I see it differently: With its lack of price sensitivity, the luxury market serves as a harbinger for the broader auto market once price parity between electric and gas vehicles is reached—remove consumer cost concerns, and away EVs go! What do you see in the data? Read more from about Q3 sales here: https://lnkd.in/ehGfY4Uz #electricvehicles #cars #climateaction #cleanenergygeneration

We recently gathered a panel of EV experts to discuss the state of the EV market and look ahead to 2025. Missed the webinar? Watch the recording: ow.ly/Eflb50UpXAm Our roundtable participants discussed: 📈The EV consumer market and consumer behavior 👷North Carolina's success in attracting EV investments and jobs ⚡Tennessee's NEVI success toward statewide fast charger deployment 🚌Funding from EPA's Clean School Bus Program ➕And more!

It was fun to join David Ferris on the airwaves, talking EVs on Atlanta's NPR affiliate WABE. "When it comes to the electric vehicle industry, David Ferris, a reporter from Politico's Energy and Environment News, says Georgia has skin in the game. Since 2018, more than $27.3 billion of investments have been made in the e-mobility industry in Georgia. Governor Brian Kemp has also pledged for the Peach State to become the EV capital of the world. Data also suggest there are more than 100,000 electric vehicles on Georgia's roadways. Currently, under the Biden administration, car buyers can receive up to a $7,500 tax credit towards the purchase of an electric vehicle. However, President-elect Donald Trump is promising to repeal that tax credit. On Tuesday's edition of "Closer Look," Ferris and Stan Cross, the electric transportation director at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, talk more about the current state of the electric vehicle industry and how the industry could expand or change under the incoming Trump administration. They also shared how tariffs, jobs and EV regulations are critical for a robust EV industry." #electricvehicles #ev #evcharging #batteries #cleanenergyjobs #climateaction #cleanenergygeneration